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#413E46

Graphite · dark neutral

About #413E46

#413E46 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 24% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Graphite (ΔE 6.3); Charcoal comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #43463E — a graphite tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #413E46 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 10.49:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.49:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green62
Blue70

Closest named colours

Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 6.3
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 7.5
Gunmetal
#2A3439 · ΔE 8.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #413E46

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413E46.
10.49:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on graphite #413E46.
2.00:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413E46 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413E46
Protanopia (no red cones)
#3D3F46
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#3D3F46
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#403F41

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413E46?

#413E46 is a near-neutral, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 24% green and 27% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 73% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #413E46?

Use white text. White on #413E46 has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413E46?

Its complementary colour is #43463E, and analogous partners are #3E3F46 and #453E46.